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egeneration is a new resource in the fight for sustainable business, providing:
Helping businesses become more sustainable and save money in the process. egeneration is produced by a collaborative partnership of South East organisations. The majority funding for egeneration came from the Biffaward landfill tax credits scheme. The remainder was from other bodies, such as local authorities. egeneration has been designed to help business by providing a wide range of information including: Easy access to a wide range of sustainable business information in one place. This service allows you to locate local suppliers of environmental products, technologies and services ranging from contaminated land remediation services to energy efficient lighting suppliers to odour control specialists. The range and depth of expertise available means you should be able to find the service provider you need. All you need to do is register and then you will be able to access the suppliers directory. Support from local providers through local programmes, helpdesk, FAQ's Case Studies - to learn from other's successes. There is a lot of good work done by companies to promote effective environmental action across a range of sectors, professions and issues - yet much of this action is only known to the companies involved. This Case Studies service is designed to help inspire action in your company by providing practical real life examples of actions other businesses have taken. Provision of a resource bank enabling waste to be exchanged - your waste may be a resource to others. This service aims to promote the reuse and recycling of what is traditionally considered "waste" by linking up companies who produce resources with those that can use a given resource. The Resource Bank is the place to advertise your "excess resources" or your resource requirements, or just to browse to see what may be of use to you. This service will link you to available waste markets for reuse, repair, recycling and reprocessing. Information on how to reduce costs through resource efficiency measures. Benchmarking against best practice. The Benchmarking tool is designed to help your organisation make better-informed decisions. It will help you to identify your current performance in the areas of energy efficiency, water consumption, and waste minimization, and help your organisation determine priorities. The benchmarking tool is still under development and will be ready by the end of the year. These pages provide the user with a flavour of its operation.
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